“We can’t stop the march of technology,” said Sen. John Kissel, R-Enfield.

Kissel and other proponents said the spate of terrorist actions around the world, including the most recent on in Manchester, England in which 22 people were killed and 116 were injured in a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert, means police need all means at their disposal to combat such incidents.

The Senate vote came weeks after a bill to allow police to use weaponized drones couldn’t make it through the legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee.